Diamonds

NOTE: This summary draws upon the Kimberley Process Working Document NR 1/2002 (20 Mar. 2002), "Essential Elements of an International Scheme of Certification for Rough Diamonds, With a View to Breaking the Link Between Armed Conflict and the Trade in Rough Diamonds" (available at www.partnershipafricacanada.org). This document is yet to achieve consensus and will be discussed in November 2002 in a further meeting of the Kimberley Process, hosted by the Government of Switzerland. As a consequence, this summary should be considered provisional upon ongoing negotiations within the Kimberley Process.

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